Commune Hotels & Resorts to Enter Los Angeles

Commune Hotels & Resorts, which oversees the Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, and tommie brands, has announced its first two new-build hotels in Los Angeles.

Thompson Hotels, a luxury lifestyle brand, and tommie, a new micro lifestyle brand debuting this fall in New York City, will open in Hollywood.

On Wilcox Avenue, north of Sunset Boulevard, Thompson Hollywood will be a 200-key hotel that embraces the scene and style of Hollywood. The ground floor of the 10-story building will have the hotel lobby, a restaurant, a bar, and an outdoor plaza. With views of the iconic Hollywood sign and downtown Los Angeles, the penthouse level will include an outdoor pool with deck, a restaurant and a fitness center.

tommie Hollywood will stand nearby on Cahuenga Boulevard, south of Sunset Boulevard. The hotel is in early planning stages.

Thompson Hollywood and tommie Hollywood will break ground once entitlements and permits are secured, which is anticipated by end of 2015. Both hotels are slated to open in 2017.